Welcome
Welcome to the GIS research guide from the Seattle U Library!
In this guide, we've highlighted resources that will help you find web based GIS sources. Use the tabs at the top of the page to find sources by geography: local, state, national and international. Most of the links are to social science resources.
This guide is just a list of resources. The library does not provide in-depth help with GIS. Please contact your instructor for additional help.
Definition of GIS
"A GIS is a computer system capable of capturing, storing, analyzing, and displaying geographically referenced information; that is, data identified according to location. Practitioners also define a GIS as including the procedures, operating personnel, and spatial data that go into the system." From USGS
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Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronynms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography and Remote SystemsBy Philip Hoehn and Mary Lynette Larsgaard (Map & Imagery Laboratory, University of California, Santa Barbara Library on the UC Berkeley website
Helpful web sites
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GIS DataFrom the University of Washington. Students may e-mail UW for general advice/help on finding datasets:
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Guide to Geographic Information SystemsESRI maintains this site. Good for news, research
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Geography NetworkESRI
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EJViewEJView, formerly known as the Environmental Justice Geographic Assessment Tool, is a mapping tool that allows users to create maps and generate detailed reports based on the geographic areas and data sets they choose.
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GIS @ UC San DiegoExcellent guide written by librarians at UC-San Diego
Books to help you
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Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems by Call Number: G70.212 .D46 2009ISBN: 0470129069 -
Encyclopedia of geographic information scienceCall Number: G70.212 .E53 2008 EBOOKISBN: 14129131362008 Sage publicatoins -
Getting Started with Geographic Information Systems by Call Number: G70.212 .C57 2011ISBN: 0130460273
